Parenting Quiz: 50 Questions for Parents

Author: (Japan) Fuji Nagamine
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: The first blind spot is, of course, being overly attached to outdated fixed notions and not thinking too much, thereby overlooking certain issues. A representative example is the common perception of infants. The second blind spot is the case where the idea is correct, but it is misused. For instance, many people ask me, "My child likes to suck their fingers—is it because the parents don't show enough love?" Upon careful inquiry, it turns out that this is a behavior observed in infants around 4–5 months old. The third blind spot is that experts do not concern themselves with such issues, and there is hardly any available information. Yet, this is considered an important problem by ordinary people. This book addresses these issues by citing as much information as possible, allowing readers to understand the truth of the matter. The fourth blind spot is that the desires and thoughts of parents cause biases in their perception of their children, which is also one of the topics explored in this book. This book is not intended to point out the flaws of previous parenting books. Instead, it uses these blind spots as clues to encourage everyone to think carefully about parenting issues.